Turfing implement



(N9 Model.)

. E.V Ross.

TURFING IMPLEMENT.

No. 463,548. Patented Nov. 17, 1891.

FEJMF Futon.

EBENEZER ROSS, OF TOLEDO, OHIO.

TURFING IMPLENI ENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent Iv o. 463,548, dated November 17, 1891-.

Application tiled July 15, 1891. Serial No. 399,562. (No model.) i

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBENEZER ROSS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Embroidery- Needle, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of devices known as turng implements, and the object ofthe same is to produce certain improvements upon Letters Patent'No. 251,381, issued to me December' 27, 1881.

To this end the invention consists in the specific details of construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and asillustrated onthe sheet of drawings, wherein- Figure l is a side elevation of this improved device, showing it in operation. Fig. 2 is a cross-section on the line 2 2. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the adjacent edges of the blocks when disengaged and placed side by side and with the flat spring thrown back.

. Fig. 4 is a detail, partly in section, of the lower end of the spring member. Fig. 5 is a' plan View, on an enlarged scale, of the needle and spring removed, giving sections of these two members at the points 'i ndicated.

Referring to the said drawings, the letters A and B represent blocks or members formed or provided with suitable handles C O, by which they may be manipulated, as will be hereinafter described. One of the members A has a U-shaped plate D projecting beyond its straight inner edge and working in a vertical slot F in the other member, and the latter has a similarly-shaped plate E proj ecting from its straight inner edge and embracing the body of the member A, as best seen in Fig. 1. bers are rendered vertically movable with rotation to each other, and their entire separation is normally prevented by a screw-eye I, removably inserted in the body of the member A, as shown, and striking against the plate E of the member B. Vhen it is desired to disconnect the members this eye is removed, and when the device is in operation the eye serves as a thread-guide.

The straight inner edge of the member A is grooved, as at H, at its lower end, and within this groove is removably secured by By this means the two mem.

the screws S a needle G, (best seen in Fig. 5,) the body of the needle having openings O for the reception of' the screws. The shank of the needle is flat to the point Q, except that it has raised edges R; but at this point these edges commence to sink and the body commences to curve upwardlyona transverse line, as seen in the second section ot Fig. 5. At the point where the first section is taken (that is, through the eye Z of the needle) the shank has its greatest upward curvature, and the raised edges have almost entirely disappeared. Hence it will be seen that the body and the upper part of the shank are depressed at their transverse centers, while the lower part of the shank is raised at this point. The needle stands outside the plane of the straight inner edge of the needle member A and projects below its lower end about the distance shown.

The straight inner edge of the member B is grooved, as at H', at its lower end, and upon a transverse screw T through or across this groove is pivotally mounted an eye Z, formed at the upper end of a flat or leaf spring L. The body of this spring is sufficiently narrow to move .within the groove H', and its lower end normally projects below the lower end of the member B, as shown. Said lower end curves'outwardly slightly on a transverse line, as seen in the first two sections of Fig. 5, and in the extremity of the end is formed anotch N. Passing inwardly through the body ot' the spring member B is a set-screw P, around whose inner end is located acoiled expansive spring X, which, as seen in Fig. 4, stands beneath the leaf-spring L and bears it normali outward.

J is a stop removably secured to the lower end of the spring member B, with its inner edge projecting slightly overthe mouth of the groove H', as shown in Fig. 4.

In operation the canvas or other material to be ornamented or embroidered should be stretched in a suitable frame, as seen in Fig. l of the drawings, the pattern being squarely in the frame and the canvas being stretched as tight as possible. For convenience the frame should then be set upright and leaned against the wall with the figured side outward or next to the operator, although it may IOO be worked by having the frame level, as shown 1n the drawings. The silk, thread, or yarn is then passed through the eye I and threaded through the eye i of the needle, being drawn through about an inch, and the spool or ball placed in a basket or pan at some distance. l he handles C C are then grasped in the hands, the needle brought over the desired point, and the member A lowered to force the needle through the pattern until the end of the member A strikes the canvas. This operation makes a loop of the thread or yarn in the material. The other member B is now lowered, whereby the spring L is moved down inside the needle and also through the can vas, the wedge shape of the needle and the raised edges thereof having made a propersized hole in the fabric to permit the spring to pass through, and the notch N in the lower end of this spring' passes down to the lower Y end of the loop which has been formed, the

downward movement of the spring being limitcd by the stop J coming against the pattern. lhe next step is to raise the needle member A, which draws the needle out of the fabric, while the spring holds or retains the loop therein. The raising of this member is preferably done with a slight jerk, meanwhile pressing the device in the direction it is desired it shall move to make the next stitch-that is, toward the right in Fig. l. Obviously as long the needle was through the fabric the device could not move over the same; but as the needle rises and leaves only the spring (with the loop just made) in the canvas the pressure to the right causes the spring to yield by compressing the coiled spring X aud by the springing of its own body L and its turning on its eye Z until it strikes the screw P, the point of the needle thereby being allowed to move over the pattern to make a stitch whose length can be regulated by adjusting the screw as desired. By having the body of the needle transversely curved, as above described. it is obvious that a path will be formed For the yarn Y, as seen in Fig. and hence the yarn will not be abraded in passing it quickly through the canvas, the latter loosened in or torn from its frame, or its meshes made larger than necessary, and the loops formed by the device will not be drawn very tightly, which might tend to draw out the loop just formed in the act ot' forming the next.

The parts of this device are of any desired sizes, shapes, and materials, and several sizes of needles are usually furnished with each pair of members, a spring being also provided which corresponds with each needle.

I do not limit myself to the exact details ot construction hereinbefore described, except in so far as such construction is necessary to the successful operation ot the device. After linishing the embroidery and bel'ore re moving the canvas from the frame the latter should be inverted and laid on the floor. The back is then covered with a thin coating of iiour paste or some other suitable glue and a sheet of cheap material-such as calico or cambric-pressed tightly thereon and allowed to dry. This will cause the pattern to be fiat on the tace of the labric and will prevent the loops from pulling out. lo adjust thelength of stitches the screwl) turned inthe proper direction, and its tip by projecting through the spring X engages the under side ot the leaf-spring Land limits the movement ot' the latter. When using zephyrs or Germantown yarn, only one strand at a time should bc put through the needle; but with split zephyrs or silks as high as three strands can be worked. at once.

In a turng implement, the combination, with the two members held together and sliding on each other7 ot a needle secured to one member and comprising a shank, which at its upper end is flat with upturned edges, but which gradually rises at its center and whose edges gradually assume a horizontal position transversely toward the eye ot the needle,

where said shank describes a simple curve in` cross-section with tlat edges Iand a spring secured to the other member and comprising a fiat body of a width to pass between the raised edges of the fiat portion of the shank of the needle, and a notched lower end bent transversclyto conform with the curvature of the needle at its eye, substantially as hereinbefore described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EBENEZER ROSS.

Vtn esses Guo. Il. BnoKwrrH, Jas. B. CocANs. 

